NEWS FLASH! 6.2 earthquake strikes near Quepos this morning!

6.2 Quake Shakes Costa Rica
A strong earthquake shook Costa Rica early Saturday
morning, causing power outages and material damage.
There were no immediate report of casualties, however,
as the night gave to morning, six persons were
reported to have died as a direct result of the quake,
suffering heart attacks and in traffic accidents.

The quake, with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter
scale, hit at 2:07 a.m. (08:07 GMT) and was centered
48 km south-southwest of San Jose.

The areas that hardest felt the quake was Quepos and
Parrita, where power and communications were restored
several hours later.

More than 60 aftershocks were felt until 4:15am and
then two hours later, at 6:17 a slight movement was
felt again. At 7:30am, officials from Ovsicori
(Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa
Rica) say more than 70 aftershocks have been felt
since the main movement, something that will continue
during the next few days, as the energy is released.

No major damage was reported. Two houses in Alajuela
and Cartago were reported to have suffered slight
damage and Zurqui tunnel, the major roadway connecting
Límon to San José is temporary closed due to rock
slides.

The earthquake struck when leaders of 21 nations were
gathered here for an Ibero-American summit.
Authorities assigned to the security of the foreign
dignitaries reported that all leaders were safe and
all normal after the early morning scare.


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